An artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit around the Earth with a speed…
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Problem
An artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit around the Earth with a speed equal to half the magnitude of escape velocity from the Earth.
The height of the satellite above the Earth's surface is (in kms): (Take g=10 m/s2)
(A) 1600
(B) 3200
(C) 3600
(D) 6400